{"id":8215,"date":"2022-05-16T19:12:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T19:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/assiatou\/"},"modified":"2023-10-16T20:14:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T20:14:32","slug":"assiatou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/fr\/assiatou\/","title":{"rendered":"Les premiers pas d&rsquo;Assiatou"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bwqmr4-e64893cb588135a761d79bc2391eea0d\">\n.flex_column.av-bwqmr4-e64893cb588135a761d79bc2391eea0d{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-bwqmr4-e64893cb588135a761d79bc2391eea0d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-b2gb7k-c9d70e847aa7ca1d891cfad138d9e73d\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-b2gb7k-c9d70e847aa7ca1d891cfad138d9e73d{\nheight:100px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-b2gb7k-c9d70e847aa7ca1d891cfad138d9e73d hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-small-hide av-mini-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l393c09b-c15fcbe54f3c3951feb8a9b4d4fbc4cc '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Les premiers pas d&rsquo;Assiatou<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_8195\" style=\"width: 1040px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8195\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8195\" src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA171114_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_BEFORE_ST010_MID-1030x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA171114_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_BEFORE_ST010_MID-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA171114_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_BEFORE_ST010_MID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA171114_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_BEFORE_ST010_MID-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA171114_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_BEFORE_ST010_MID-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA171114_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_BEFORE_ST010_MID-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA171114_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_BEFORE_ST010_MID-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA171114_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_BEFORE_ST010_MID.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8195\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Assiatou, plastics patient, before surgery.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Assiatou s&rsquo;est pench\u00e9e en avant avec pr\u00e9caution, appuyant son pied sur le sol &#8211; d&rsquo;abord le talon, puis la semelle, jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 ce que m\u00eame ses orteils soient \u00e0 plat sur le sol de l&rsquo;h\u00f4pital. Elle a avanc\u00e9 prudemment avant qu&rsquo;un sourire ne se dessine sur son visage. Ce n&rsquo;\u00e9tait qu&rsquo;un petit mouvement, mais pour la jeune femme de 18 ans, c&rsquo;\u00e9tait un pas vers la gu\u00e9rison.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c0 seulement 6 mois, Assiatou a \u00e9t\u00e9 impliqu\u00e9e dans un accident de voiture qui lui a provoqu\u00e9 de multiples br\u00fblures. Faute de moyens financiers, elle n&rsquo;a pas pu \u00eatre soign\u00e9e, et a d\u00fb grandir avec cet handicap.<\/p>\n<p>Avec le temps, ses br\u00fblures ont fini par former un \u00e9pais tissu cicatriciel. En grandissant, la peau de sa cheville gauche s\u2019est contract\u00e9e, ce qui l\u2019a emp\u00each\u00e9e de marcher correctement. Pas le choix\u2026 elle a du s\u2019adapter ! Pendant 18 ans, elle a march\u00e9 sur son talon gauche. Malgr\u00e9 sa\u00a0mobilit\u00e9 r\u00e9duite, elle parvenait \u00e0 se rendre \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cole\u00a0\u00e0 pied, mais ses d\u00e9placements \u00e9taient tout aussi\u00a0douloureux\u00a0qu\u2019\u00e9puisants.<\/p>\n<p>Pour Assiatou, sortir de chez elle signifie s\u2019exposer aux\u00a0moqueries. Certes, elle a conscience de son handicap, mais devoir affronter le regard des autres est une v\u00e9ritable \u00e9preuve.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0<em>Les gens ne se rendaient pas compte que je les entendais. Souvent, ils disaient : \u00ab\u00a0Regardez cette fille, regardez sa jambe.<\/em>\u2018\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8193\" style=\"width: 1040px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8193\" class=\"wp-image-8193 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA171114_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_BEFORE_ST004_MID-1030x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA171114_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_BEFORE_ST004_MID-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA171114_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_BEFORE_ST004_MID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA171114_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_BEFORE_ST004_MID-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA171114_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_BEFORE_ST004_MID-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA171114_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_BEFORE_ST004_MID-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA171114_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_BEFORE_ST004_MID-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA171114_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_BEFORE_ST004_MID.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Assiatou, plastics patient, before surgery.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Son accident de voiture n\u2019allait pas l\u2019emp\u00eacher d\u2019avancer dans la vie : Assiatou \u00e9tait d\u00e9termin\u00e9e \u00e0 devenir coiffeuse ! Habile de ses doigts et cr\u00e9ative, on peut dire qu\u2019elle est dou\u00e9e ! Int\u00e9rieurement, elle \u00e9tait persuad\u00e9e que son handicap\u00a0lui fermerait des portes, et qu\u2019elle ne deviendrait jamais coiffeuse. Cependant, un beau jour, elle d\u00e9couvrit qu\u2019elle allait peut-\u00eatre\u00a0changer de vie\u00a0!<\/p>\n<p>La jeune fille de 18 ans a entendu parler d\u2019un navire-h\u00f4pital au Cameroun, avec \u00e0 son bord, des chirurgiens b\u00e9n\u00e9voles du monde entier qui pouvaient la soigner. Apr\u00e8s une premi\u00e8re consultation, son op\u00e9ration a \u00e9t\u00e9 programm\u00e9e \u00e0 bord de l\u2019<em><span lang=\"fr\">Africa Mercy<\/span><span lang=\"fr\">\u00ae<\/span><\/em>, au sein du service de\u00a0chirurgie plastique-reconstructrice. Assiatou qui r\u00eavait d\u2019une nouvelle vie pouvait enfin l\u2019envisager.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0<em>C\u2019est une \u00e9tape importante dans ma vie<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0, a-t-elle d\u00e9clar\u00e9. \u00ab\u00a0<em>Je n\u2019aurais jamais pens\u00e9 que ce jour arriverait<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-8ghgsw-54c35350722decf44bb73b44ab378446\">\n.flex_column.av-8ghgsw-54c35350722decf44bb73b44ab378446{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-8ghgsw-54c35350722decf44bb73b44ab378446 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l393n3eh-b09358c2ae0874bd4acb1aadd0bbb010\">\n.avia-image-container.av-l393n3eh-b09358c2ae0874bd4acb1aadd0bbb010 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itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-8200 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-8200 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA171127_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_MID_DECK7_SL004_MID-1030x688.jpg\" alt='' title='Plastics patient Assiatou walking on deck 7'  height=\"688\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA171127_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_MID_DECK7_SL004_MID-1030x688.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA171127_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_MID_DECK7_SL004_MID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA171127_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_MID_DECK7_SL004_MID-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA171127_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_MID_DECK7_SL004_MID-1536x1025.jpg 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itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Apr\u00e8s une\u00a0op\u00e9ration r\u00e9ussie\u00a0\u00e0 bord de notre\u00a0navire-h\u00f4pital, Assiatou a d\u00fb faire face \u00e0 plusieurs mois de r\u00e9\u00e9ducation. Certaines s\u00e9ances \u00e9taient plus difficiles que d\u2019autres. Lorsqu\u2019elle perdait courage, elle pouvait compter sur le soutien de nos infirmiers et m\u00e9decins b\u00e9n\u00e9voles.<\/p>\n<p>De jour en jour elle faisait des progr\u00e8s. Par exemple, pendant l\u2019une de ses s\u00e9ances de\u00a0r\u00e9\u00e9ducation, elle s\u2019est pench\u00e9e en avant avec pr\u00e9caution, et est parvenue \u00e0 poser son pied \u00e0 plat sur le sol. Elle s\u2019est rendu compte de ce qui \u00e9tait r\u00e9ellement en train de se passer.<\/p>\n<p>Lorsque sa p\u00e9riode de r\u00e9\u00e9ducation arriva \u00e0 son terme, la jeune femme retrouva tout l\u2019espoir qui lui avait manqu\u00e9 pendant 18 ans. Ce qui est pour nous une banalit\u00e9, a \u00e9t\u00e9 pour Assiatou un merveilleux cadeau : enfiler sa premi\u00e8re\u00a0paire de baskets\u00a0! Voyez par vous m\u00eame la fiert\u00e9 dans ses yeux.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8203\" style=\"width: 1040px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8203\" class=\"wp-image-8203 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA180301_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_AFTER_HOME_VISIT_ST011_MID-1030x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA180301_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_AFTER_HOME_VISIT_ST011_MID-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA180301_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_AFTER_HOME_VISIT_ST011_MID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA180301_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_AFTER_HOME_VISIT_ST011_MID-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA180301_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_AFTER_HOME_VISIT_ST011_MID-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA180301_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_AFTER_HOME_VISIT_ST011_MID-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA180301_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_AFTER_HOME_VISIT_ST011_MID-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CMA180301_ASSIATOU_PAT13775_AFTER_HOME_VISIT_ST011_MID.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Assiatou in the doorway of her home.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Aujourd\u2019hui, Assiatou est en\u00a0bonne sant\u00e9, et plus heureuse que jamais. D\u00e9sormais capable de marcher sans difficult\u00e9, elle se surprend \u00e0 appr\u00e9cier tous\u00a0les petits moments du quotidien\u00a0: faire les courses, se balader avec son fils, ou tout simplement marcher ! Les moqueries et les jugements sont maintenant derri\u00e8re elle, d\u00e9sormais elle a l\u2019impression d\u2019\u00eatre comme les autres.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ihonk-aa78e34d9154ea54fff0c7589ee85a95\">\n.flex_column.av-ihonk-aa78e34d9154ea54fff0c7589ee85a95{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ihonk-aa78e34d9154ea54fff0c7589ee85a95 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l393oa0q-455e492cdb91d0a6e9298bc7885f60a3\">\n.avia-image-container.av-l393oa0q-455e492cdb91d0a6e9298bc7885f60a3 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-l393oa0q-455e492cdb91d0a6e9298bc7885f60a3 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